KOMPAS.com - In patients with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) are usually obtained a drastic reduction in platelet levels after a day-to-3. In theory platelets will continue to fall until the day-to-7. Even so, it could not be like that. In fact, many encountered in day-2 had a decrease in platelets and many of the patients who experienced an increase in platelet count from day-6 or-7. Not infrequently new platelets was increased after the day-to-9.
Many people believe that red yeast rice and able to cope with declining platelet counts. But it necessary?
Red yeast rice is basically a product of fermented brown rice by using a mold Monascus sp. This material comes from China and often dikapai negari as food and drug products obatan.Di Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong Angkak often used as a natural food coloring.
Red yeast rice in the way clinical work is not yet known to raise the platelet count with certainty. No wonder if there is controversy in the medical world of medicine about the use of red yeast rice in patients with DHF.
Though in theory, the main issue is not on the increase platelets. The important patient hydrated. Thus any fluid can be given to patients with DHF, whether it be plain water, berelektrolit drinks, juice or palm juice.
Lack of fluids is the main problem experienced DHF patients. This occurs due to all the fluids your body needs a little out of the blood vessels or the so-called leakage. Leakage of the blood vessel wall is reasonable due to the decrease of platelets. Therefore, patients need a lot of fluids so that blood does not coagulate.
So, it was difficult to say that the use of red yeast rice is proven to raise platelet counts in patients with DHF. DBD is important for patients is the provision of adequate fluids so that survivors of the death.